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Robert Barker: The Pioneer of the Panorama Born in Kells, County Meath, Ireland, in 1739, Robert Barker’s name is inextricably linked to one of the most remarkable innovations in visual art – the panorama. While often overshadowed by later developments and other artists involved in …
A portrait built from kitao shigemasa's own colours
Every 2 approved work contributes its dominant tone to a single flowing field. Sorted along the hue wheel, the strip reads as a smooth spectrum. Click any band to reveal its full four-colour palette.
Bands follow the hue wheel; visually identical tones are merged.
Every painting, placed on the hue wheel
Each dot is a work — its angle set by hue, its distance from the centre by saturation. Hover a dot to see the painting.
The signature, in numbers
Where the colour came from
Up to 24 paintings representing the most frequent palette tones — each shown with its dominant colours.